The devil and demonism in early modern England /
Johnstone, Nathan.
The devil and demonism in early modern England / Nathan Johnstone. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (x, 334 pages). - Cambridge studies in early modern British history . - Cambridge studies in early modern British history. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The synagogue of Satan: anti-Catholicism, false doctrine and the construction of contrariety; 3 Temptation: the Protestant dynamic of diabolic agency and the resurgence of clerical mediation; 4 Satan and the godly in early modern England; 5 Incarnate devils: crime narratives, demonisation and audience empathy; 6 'What concord hath Christ with Belial?': de facto satanism and the temptation of the body politic, 1570-1640.
Nathan Johnstone examines the concept of the Devil in English culture between the Reformation and the English Civil War. The author looks at the ways in which beliefs about the nature of the Devil changed as a consequence of the Reformation, and its impact on religious, literary and political culture.
0511140401 9780511140402 0511140274 9780511140273 0511139403 9780511139406 0511139659 9780511139659 9780511495847 0511495846 1280308869 9781280308864
013315746 Uk
1500-1699
Devil--History of doctrines--16th century.
Devil--History of doctrines--17th century.
Demonology--History--England--16th century.
Demonology--History--England--17th century.
Demonology--History--England--16th century.
Demonology--History--England--17th century.
Devil--History of doctrines--16th century.
Devil--History of doctrines--17th century.
RELIGION--Cults.
Demonology.
Devil--History of doctrines.
England.
Electronic books.
History.
BF1517.G7 / J64 2006eb
133.420942
The devil and demonism in early modern England / Nathan Johnstone. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (x, 334 pages). - Cambridge studies in early modern British history . - Cambridge studies in early modern British history. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The synagogue of Satan: anti-Catholicism, false doctrine and the construction of contrariety; 3 Temptation: the Protestant dynamic of diabolic agency and the resurgence of clerical mediation; 4 Satan and the godly in early modern England; 5 Incarnate devils: crime narratives, demonisation and audience empathy; 6 'What concord hath Christ with Belial?': de facto satanism and the temptation of the body politic, 1570-1640.
Nathan Johnstone examines the concept of the Devil in English culture between the Reformation and the English Civil War. The author looks at the ways in which beliefs about the nature of the Devil changed as a consequence of the Reformation, and its impact on religious, literary and political culture.
0511140401 9780511140402 0511140274 9780511140273 0511139403 9780511139406 0511139659 9780511139659 9780511495847 0511495846 1280308869 9781280308864
013315746 Uk
1500-1699
Devil--History of doctrines--16th century.
Devil--History of doctrines--17th century.
Demonology--History--England--16th century.
Demonology--History--England--17th century.
Demonology--History--England--16th century.
Demonology--History--England--17th century.
Devil--History of doctrines--16th century.
Devil--History of doctrines--17th century.
RELIGION--Cults.
Demonology.
Devil--History of doctrines.
England.
Electronic books.
History.
BF1517.G7 / J64 2006eb
133.420942
